Chapter 17 Eyes of Mind
"What are you two doing sitting on top of the haystack?"
Li Qiao smiled and said, "Sister-in-law Chunhua, hello Second Brother Feng, where are you going?"
Peng Chunhua showed off and said: "Didn't you settle the bill today? I just had a lot of balance. Mother said to buy some white noodles and meat and come back to eat steamed meat buns. The Chinese New Year is coming soon, don't you guys cook something good?"
"Our family has it, and we started making noodles last night."
Qin Jin: "." He just learned from his grandma that she analyzed the character of the captain, and just now he heard her argue with Cai Hechuan, and he felt that she was not stupid. How long has it been? Why are you being stupid again?
Money is not exposed, don’t you know how to hide it?
Peng Chunhua didn't believe it, she lived next door, why didn't she know that their family bought white noodles? She made a few perfunctory sentences and mentioned the accounts. "Is your family's bills correct? Grandma Qin has a bad waist and can't do heavy work. The field basically depends on Ah Jin alone, and she can't earn much in a year. I thought you would be able to help out when you married in, but unexpectedly you have to repeat the study again." , If you want me to tell you something good to read, I should help with some work to reduce the burden on the family."
Qin Jin took over the words: "She tanned so white, how incompetent I am?"
Li Qiao quite agrees.
Peng Chunhua is not active, why doesn't her man think so? She is busy every day, and the family still thinks that she should be taken for granted. Li Qiao didn't do anything all day long, but Mrs. Qin always said that our family Qiao Qiao was very tired from studying.
She said sourly: "It's better to be lucky." She touched the man next to her: "Look at how Ah Jin treats his wife."
"Why do you sympathize with him?"
Li Qiao smiled dangerously, and Peng Chunhua left with Feng Hu angrily.
Li Qiao and Qin Jin also returned home soon after.
Li Qiao handed over the recovered money to the old lady Qin, and the old lady Qin smiled and said, "It's still Qiao Qiao, how did you get it?"
Li Qiao repeated the process, Mrs. Qin kept praising her ability, went back to the house to collect the money, and was busy kneading dough and steaming steamed buns.
After steaming for two baskets, there was not enough noodles left for one basket. Li Qiao suggested wrapping some fried buns with cabbage cores for dinner.
"Success, I just don't know how to do it."
"I'll do it." Li Qiao went down to the cellar to get the cabbage, tore off the outer leaves and fed it to the rabbit, kept the cabbage heart, chopped it and put it in the stuffing to make the stuffing. Fry in a pan until golden on one side and pour water over it.
Sprinkle a few sesame seeds when it comes out of the pan, the color, fragrance and taste are complete.
Old lady Qin is very rare: "I never thought that our cooking skills are so good, it tastes delicious just by looking at it."
Li Qiao smiled slightly: "Grandma, try it."
"Eh."
Qin Jin had already eaten one, and his mouth was full of oil, and he raised his thumb: "It's better than the chef in the restaurant."
Li Qiao picked up the chopsticks and took a bite. She doesn't cook often, so she is not sure about the seasoning, and it is a little salty.
Peng Chunhua's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law came to the door together.
Sniffing the air, he said, "What delicious food did your family make? It tastes so delicious."
The old lady Qin greeted politely: "Have you tried the pan-fried buns made by Qiao Qiao?"
Peng Chunhua was embarrassed to pick it up.
Her mother-in-law Yu Feng took a bite, and the juice overflowed: "Ah, spray me all over, why is it so pissed, but the taste is really good, like meat, delicious."
"Maybe it's because of the lard." Li Qiao moved two stools for the two to sit on.
Peng Chunhua jokingly said: "I thought you couldn't cook, but you can. Then let Grandma Qin cook for you all day long."
Li Qiao was speechless, Mrs. Qin and Qin Jin had no objections, but an outsider had objections instead.
The old lady Qin said: "I won't be tired of cooking. Have you steamed the steamed buns?"
"Not yet, just met the above, is your house steamed?" Peng Chunhua came back and found the Qin family's kitchen shed was smoking, and wanted to come to verify whether Li Qiao's words were true or not, her mother-in-law kept calling her to do this and that.
Li Qiao generously took out the peanuts and melon seeds fried two days ago to entertain the two of them.
I want to eat her food next time, but I can't!
Li Qiao ate two fried buns, and went to the chopping board to continue making fried buns.
Peng Chunhua followed, and Li Qiao manipulated the round dough into a delicate bun. She said sincerely, "Your hands are quite skillful, don't you often do it?"
Li Qiao: "No." The aunt who cooks at home only taught her once and she learned it.
After wrapping the dough, she added a handful of straw to the stove, and when the pot was hot, she took out two spoonfuls of lard and put it into the pot.
Peng Chunhua retched while facing outward.
Li Qiao was taken aback: "Are you okay?"
"What's the matter?" Mrs. Qin asked audibly.
Peng Chunhua looked at Yu Feng, kept knocking melon seeds, bragging to Qin Jin, saying that Feng Hu had found a carpenter to learn his craft, and he could earn two or three yuan a day after learning it.
She was unhappy. She was uncomfortable. Outsiders knew they cared about her, but her mother-in-law kept silent.
She waved her hand and said, "It's nothing."
After the words fell, there was another vomit.
Li Qiao's eyes fell on the lard basin, could it be that he was greasy from the smell of lard? She quickly put it away.
The oil is hot, and I am busy looking at the pot again.
Old lady Qin thought about it: "You don't have it, do you? I see that you look like you have it."
"What's the matter?" Peng Chunhua didn't understand.
"I'm so happy." Mrs. Qin was envious, Feng Hu next door was as old as Qin Jin, he was going to be a father, and her grandson was like a fool.
Yu Feng then looked at Peng Chunhua squarely, startled and said: "You are happy? Then I have to hold a grandson soon? You must strive to give birth to a big fat grandson for our family."
Peng Chunhua suppressed her physical discomfort: "What about granddaughter?"
"Then just like your sister-in-law, continue to give birth."
Li Qiao felt terrible, and asked the old lady quietly, if she also gave birth to a girl in the future, would the old lady let her continue to have children.
The old lady Qin smiled, and said in a low voice: "It's as good as you, girl."
Li Qiao felt relieved.
Grandma is still very open-minded.
The old lady Qin asked again: "Have you shared a room?"
Li Qiao shook his head.
Old lady Qin sighed lightly, then said again: "Teach him."
Li Qiao almost choked on his saliva, and shyly said: "How to teach? I took the initiative, but he will scold people if he goes under the bed and doesn't sleep. I'm afraid of being beaten by him."
Mrs. Qin grinned unconsciously when she thought of Li Jinhua's end, that was a bit harsh.
Yu Fengren couldn't sit still when there was a happy event, so he led Peng Chunhua to the doctor for confirmation.
The old lady Qin was so envious that she was so envious that she didn't want to eat the delicious white flour fried buns, so she went back to the house early to rest.
Qin Jin ran away after eating and drinking.
Li Qiao was busy cleaning up the dishes by herself. After cleaning the stove and cleaning the yard, it was already dark and she was about to wash up and go to bed. Qin Jin came back from the outside and excitedly wanted to take her to the next village to watch a movie.
"Is it my mother's village?"
"No, Jiangpu Village in the east." Qin Jin said.
Li Qiao has never seen a TV before calling here, let alone a movie. She felt very novel and agreed to work with him, so that she could gain a lot of knowledge.
(end of this chapter)